My local restaurant owner asked me if I’m interested in this for $150.
TIA,
Otto
Thanks Serge, I don’t think that this is the LV edition. I asked him if it could be the Oenotheque, but he told me no.
We’ll see soon enough and will definitely post the result.
Otto
Ok, mystery solved. It is the 1993 Oenotheque and I’m passing.
$150 is actually a very good price for the 1993 Oenotheque (relative to what it usually costs), but I would still pass.
Not so sure this is such an easy pass. The current market price is for Oenotheque is $100 more a bottle, and the wine is very good. If you like wines like Bollinger RD, consider grabbing a few.
I think that is a very solid price. 50% of MD WHOLESALE!
Actually, that is only $15 more than MD wholesale for regular Dom.
I had the 93 about a year ago and remember enjoying it.
Otto,
I wouldn’t load up, but would probably buy 1 bottle if you haven’t had it before. Don’t expect to be floored, but it is enjoyable and better than the original release of the 93 Dom for current drinking. I find it a bit over the top or slightly cloying in style. You have a good price on this.
While it may be a good price for the label, it’s a terrible price for the contents of the bottle. And I’m a big fan of DP in general.
Agreed. Consistently disappointing IMO.
My review on this wine is below. I’m still someone who would buy a wine of this to try at $150. Is there a better way to spend your money, probably, but I think this wine does a decent job (at an affordable price) in showing you how the current Oeno regime handles the wine and how it differs from the original release.
1993 Moet and Chandon Dom Perignon Oenotheque
(Approximately 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir; Stainless steel fermentation; Malolactic
fermentation; Disgorged 2005; $225-325 US)
This is definitely more enjoyable today than the regular 1993, but with time, I think things will even out quite a bit. As with the 1992, this has the advantage of more flavor, but the flavors are a bit blowsy and maybe a bit too big for their britches. The nose kicks off with concentrated orange spiked with hints of nut and flowers. I really like it at first, but over time, it becomes more of a distraction - kind of like the great first date that gets more and more annoying with each successive date until you finally have to end it.
The palate stays focused and is full of toasty pear, orange, and hints of cream, but it doesn’t have anything in the background. As the 1993 vintage wasn’t exceptional, this wine isn’t either. This would be okay, but like the 1992 Oeno why release this wine at such a high price? You could just as easily buy a regular 1993 for a lot less and wait a few more years for it to gain a bit more oomph. It won’t quite be like the 1993 Oenotheque, but it will be just as good and therein lies my problem with Dom Perginon’s “we must release every wine in the Oenotheque program and we must charge a lot for it”. I still remember 5-6 years ago when the Oenotheque program was still in its early stages; the1973 was truly special and available for less than this wine is now. How times change. Grade of Low A- (89-91).
From a flipper standpoint, no brainer.
I remember when this was $130 cost in NY. I should have bought more than I did.
Who cares what is in the bottle, this is about making money! 
Resuscitating this old thread to see if anyone has any thoughts on the regular bottling of 1993 Dom. A few bottles have shown up at auction and I’d be a buyer at the current price if they’re drinking well now/soon.
I haven’t had one in four or five years but unless a miracle has happened in the bottle it’s a pass.
The original release 93 DPis a decent wine. I like it, but it is not a great DP and it isn’t worth $100 in my book. What is it worth? I think it falls into the $65-$85 range, but you probably won’t see it that inexpensive as the label does kick it up higher than its pure quality value would dictate.
That answers that. Thanks, Brad.